- Elevation, modelled
- 188 m
- Tallest summit within 8.7 miles
- South Mountain313 m · 6.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway22.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5567, -72.9840
Sloping Acres Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 188 m. South Mountain stands 313 m to the north-northeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Tame Buck Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 22 miles off.
- Operated by
- City of Waterbury
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Sloping Acres Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mountain | NNE 17° | 313 m | 6.6 mi |
| Lindsley Hill | NNE 12° | 312 m | 4.7 mi |
| Clinton Hill | NNW 343° | 303 m | 4.4 mi |
| West Peak | E 87° | 301 m | 7.3 mi |
| Becar Hill | N 357° | 297 m | 4.4 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNW 335° | 295 m | 8.2 mi |
| Great Hill | WSW 259° | 292 m | 8.0 mi |
| Compounce Mountain | NNE 24° | 290 m | 5.7 mi |
- 22.1 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Tame Buck Hill: 0.6 mi
- Bald Hill: 0.8 mi
- Wolf Hill: 1.9 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 2.4 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Garrigus Court Property: 0.7 mi
- Forest Lane Property: 0.8 mi
- Little League Field: 1.3 mi
- Josephine's Woods Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Yankee Expressway Highlands: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Fairlawn Playground: 1.1 mi
- Scott Road Park: 1.5 mi
- Berkeley Heights Playground: 1.8 mi
- City Mills Playground: 2.3 mi
- East Mountain Park: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
- Carrie Welton Fountain: 2.9 mi
- Clock-On-The-Green: 3.0 mi
- Veterans Monument: 3.0 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 3.1 mi
- Father McGivney Monument: 3.2 mi
Museums
- Mattatuck Museum: 3.1 mi
- Barker Character, Comic, & Cartoon Museum: 5.0 mi
- Naugatuck History Museum at the Tuttle House: 5.6 mi
- Bradley Barnes Museum: 6.4 mi
- Middlebury Historical Society: 7.4 mi
Gardens
- Sustainable Garden: 4.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 4.5 mi
- Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 4.5 mi
- Biblical Garden: 4.6 mi
- Poet's Circle: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls: 60
- Cascade: 5.5 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls: 5.5 mi
- Cascade: 5.7 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 6.2 mi
- Cascades: 6.6 mi
Artworks: 55
- Maori Head: 2.6 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 3.1 mi
- Ben Franklin: 3.1 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 3.1 mi
- Home: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 54
- Libby's Lump: 5.5 mi
- Rock House: 7.8 mi
- Tory's Den: 11.2 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 11.3 mi
- Millstone: 11.6 mi
Beaches: 42
- Mattatuck Beach: 1.5 mi
- Boating Side: 6.0 mi
- Waterfront: 6.1 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 7.9 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 23
- Whitestone Cliffs: 5.8 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 8.1 mi
- Ravens Roost: 11.1 mi
- Petro Cliffs: 11.2 mi
- Bethel Rock: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Grove: 6.1 mi
- Pond View: 21.1 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 21.2 mi
- Oak Grove: 21.5 mi
- Cedar Grove: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Southington Rest Area: 4.2 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 19.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 16.4 mi
- Hermit spring: 22.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 9 mi away.
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